WRAPUP: Incredible weather, great roads, great food and a whole bunch of MINI (and Mini) people. This was the perfect start to the driving season!!
We wound up with a really nice sunny warm day for a drive.. Over 40 cars participated in a fun cruise on some quiet backroads. We had a nice mix of new people and familiar faces. The drive ended with a lunch with the Minis In Northern Illinois club. A round of raffle prizes finished a great MINI day.
Huge thanks to Paul who did all the route planning, organizing, and lead drive duty and the M.I.N.I club for letting us share their afternoon with us.
Photos by: Anthony | Tom | Dan C. | Francis | Ellis
Video by: Tom Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Ellis |
WRAPUP: Almost 40 cars and over 70 people participated in the best Starved Rock event yet. We had participants from as far away as Wisconsin and Peoria including many new people, and lots of old MINI friends. The day started out sunny and warm-ish but got much colder and more blustery as the day progressed. A mid-point lunch spot provided a nice break and a chance to socialize. The second leg backroad route took us past cornfields and more than a few twisty bits. There was a bit of dodging and weaving around fallen branches from the high winds that passed through. Several people braved the weather at the park and took the trek up to the summit of Starved Rock.